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Página 56 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south ; and from the Atlantic Ocean on the east, to the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Página 46 - It is bounded on the North by the Arctic Ocean ; on the East by the Pacific Ocean ; on the South by the Indian Ocean ; and on the West by the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Oural Mountains.
Página 28 - Asia is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by Europe, the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Página 21 - The RATIONAL HORIZON" is a great circle whose PLANE passes through the centre of the earth parallel to the plane of the sensible horizon. The PLANE of the sensible horizon is the level or plain surface on which the spectator stands.
Página 89 - J" north latitude; and between the meridians of 5i°and 10J° west longitude. 1 IRELAND lies in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Great Britain, from which it is separated by St. George's Channel on the south-east; by the Irish Sea on the east; and by the North Channel on the north-east.
Página 55 - Here's to the United States," said the first speaker, " bounded on the north by British America, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Página 82 - Frith, the Cheviot Hills, and the River Tweed, which separate it from England; on the north by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the North Channel and Atlantic Ocean ; and on the east by the German Ocean. Its length from Dunnet Head to the Mull of Galloway, is 288 miles; and its breadth varies from 156 to 35 miles.
Página 32 - France is bounded on the north by Belgium and the English Channel ; on the west by the Bay of Biscay ; on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean ; and on the east by Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. France lies between 42° 20', and 61° N. latitude; and between 4» 40' W., and 8" 15
Página 45 - European islands are the Thames and Severn in England, the Shannon in Ireland, and the Tay and Clyde in Scotland.
Página 119 - ... it may yet be found that these small bodies, so far from being portions of the wreck of a great planet, were created in their present state for some wise purpose, which the progress of astronomy in future ages may eventually unfold.